5017244438 | polarity | many of waters biological functions stem from its chemical structure | 0 | |
5017338269 | polar compound | a compound with one side having a negative charge and the other side having a positive charge | 1 | |
5017354194 | hydrogren bond | a weak chemical bond between the hydrogen atom in one molecule and the negatively charged region of another molecule | 2 | |
5017371124 | water molecules to attract to each other | the polar nature of water also causes _____________ | 3 | |
5017377216 | cohesion | the attractive force between particles of the same kind (ex) water ("surface tension" | 4 | |
5017384638 | adhesion | the attractive forces between unlike substances ex) capillarity of (h20) | 5 | |
5017397788 | capillarity | property of water , that adhesion and cohesion enable water molecules to move upward through narrow tubes against the force of gravity. | 6 | |
5017412754 | temperature moderation | h2o must gain or lose a relatively large amount of energy for its temperature to change ex) lakes and oceans | 7 | |
5017477702 | heat trap | water = a good ______ ____ | 8 | |
5017477703 | maintain homeostasis | heat trap helps to keep living organisms at the right temperature to ______ | 9 | |
5017490271 | organic chemistry | (natural) a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon and usually associated w life ex) sugars proteins and fats | 10 | |
5017502730 | inorganic chemistry | 2 or more elements other than carbon are combined ex) NaCI | 11 | |
5017515224 | compare/contrast organic and inorganic chemistry ? | 12 | ||
5017519328 | who does carbon tend to bond with? | Itself, and fills the outer shell , forms enormous variety of organic compounds | 13 |
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